The program identifies benefits associated with quitting smoking, highlights coping skills that can be used to maintain abstinence from tobacco, and identifies additional available resources that can be helpful to the listener during their jour

Episode 6: Overcoming Obstacles

Dec 10th, 2020 37m 8s

This program identifies ways to cope with slips and setbacks while trying to quit tobacco and discusses ways to overcome obstacles that may arise while trying to quit smoking, such as weight gain and stress.Useful Links:https://www.va.gov/WHOLE

Episode 5: Quit Day

Dec 10th, 2020 35m 2s

This program explains how to select a tobacco quit date and prepare for it by recognizing nicotine withdrawal symptoms and understanding the role of the grief cycle in quitting smoking. Useful Links:https://www.va.gov/WHOLEHEALTH/professional-

Episode 4: Having an Action Plan

Dec 10th, 2020 39m 58s

This program introduces AARM coping skills (avoidance, altering, replacing smoking with a substitute, and mentally coping) to develop an individual action plan that includes strategies on how to cope with triggers. Useful Links:https://www.va.

Episode 3: Becoming a Conscious Smoker

Dec 10th, 2020 30m 34s

This program outlines strategies to become a conscious smoker, discusses multiple ways that nicotine is addictive, describes how to recognize triggers that bring on cravings to smoke, and explains how to develop an action plan for overcoming tr

Episode 2: Thinking about Quitting

Dec 10th, 2020 24m 52s

This program discusses the benefits of quitting tobacco and describes Whole Health concepts that can be used by employees who are ready to quit or are thinking about quitting tobacco.Useful Links:https://www.va.gov/WHOLEHEALTH/professional-reso

Episode 1: A Whole Health Approach to Quitting Smoking

Dec 10th, 2020 28m 17s

An introduction to the Tobacco Cessation Podcast series for Employees. This program identifies the resources that the VHA tobacco cessation program has available to help employees quit smoking.Useful Links:https://www.va.gov/WHOLEHEALTH/profess

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